Fatherhood in a Technological World – Message #35
Games are such a big part of how you can connect with your child, I decided to explain how you can use a simple deck of cards to help with basic communication, self-discipline, and memory.
Steps:
- Without showing your child the face of the card, tell him what it is (Listening skills).
- Put the card down on the table (Engages short term memory).
- Instruct you child, “Before you pickup the card, tell me what it is” (Self-Discipline).
- The child repeats what the card is and then picks it up to reveal it to himself (Speaking and Memory Recall).
- When doing multiple cards, say each card before placing them on the table.
- After you placing all the cards on the table, your child then speaks aloud each card before picking the card up.
- You can make up variations.
Tips:
Start easy, do one card several times and speak clearly (make sure you speak in an understandable way). Starting easy helps encourage your child by proving they can do it, some success to motivate them. You can work your way up to two cards or more, but progress slowly. Three cards can be difficult for many children to get it right.
Ask your child to speak clearly (promotes enunciation of words)
Make sure he says what the card is before touching the card (promotes self-discipline).
BONUS THOUGHTS: About Complimenting your Child
When complimenting your child, recognize those character traits that are more related to the process and personal effort rather than the final results. Compliment such things as listening, speaking clearly, focus, self-discipline. If you’ve done three cards or more that requires some hard work and that’s worthy of an additional compliment also.
Better not to say things like, you are “very smart” or “You must be a genius.” These kinds of compliments can begin to set internal hurdles that can stifle a child from taking on more challenging tasks. In other words, if a child always believe he need to be “smart’ or “the best” that may actually cause many children to choose less challenging assignments so that they can always “get it right.”
We know as adults that success comes with taking on more challenging work which will require more difficulty, going out of your comfort zone, and necessarily making and learning from mistakes, therefore it is better to compliment their effort rather than the results.
A list of some other character traits to think about when encouraging your child:
Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Cheerful, Obedient, Thrifty, Courageous, Reverent, Hard Working. Respectful, Humble, Compassionate, Fair, Forgiving, Authentic, Generous, Optimistic, Reliable, Conscientious, Self-Disciplined.
CY
About Fatherhood in a Technological World
Fathers of young children in today’s modern society are facing unprecedented challenges with the wave of technology allowing ever easier access to the internet. The effect on your children has and will have a great influence on their growth. As a parent, you may be feeling the anxiety of having to confront the challenges of being at the end of the rail of the powerful forces driving technology into the laps and hands of your children.
Your work is cut out for you are a father. Even though popular culture doesn’t do well to herald the value of the leadership role of men in the form of fathers, let me tell you right now, being a father in this time and age has never been more important.
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